New research shows that daily oral vitamin D supplementation does not effectively reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes among vitamin D-sufficient adults at high risk for developing the disease, according to the “The Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) Study – A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial for Diabetes Prevention” study presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s® (ADA’s) 79th Scientific Sessions® at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. More than 84 million Americans have prediabetes, which is a precursor of symptoms indicating higher risk of progression to type
Data reveals potential for once-daily oral and monthly injectable treatment alternatives for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity Findings from two breakthrough studies reveal positive outcomes for two medications - orfoglipron and MariTide (maridebart cafraglutide) – expanding the treatment of type two diabetes and obesity. Results from the ACHIEVE-1 Trial and the MariTide Phase 2 Trial were simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and presented as late-breaking symposia at the American Diabetes Association’s® (ADA) 85th Scientific Sessions in Chicago. As of
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